When is a subdivision home unique? A Court recently looked at this and concluded: Uniqueness must take into account: all the surrounding circumstances, including the purchaser’s “wish list”, the market …
Can You Do an End Run Around the Agent?
From time to time, a seller will think that the agent didn’t really earn their commission. It may be that a neighbour or friend approaches them after they have …
Protect Yourself from Home Renovation Scams
You should be aware that there are many companies in the home renovation business which are really nothing more than “scam artists”. They take deposits for work, in fact, often …
Hiding Something? ~ Be a FSBO!
Basically, it seems pretty clear, if you are selling your property and want to hide something, then you had better be a FSBO. FSBO is the acronym for the term …
Renovation Contract (Standard Form – Ontario)
Below you will find a sample contract which appeared for many years on the CMHC website. It is now no longer available. More recently, CMHC published a disclaimer concerning its …
Furnace Rentals and the Sale of Property
We could have a problem here! Potential problems arise in respect to the mutual understanding of the parties and the manner in which the rental issue is documented. The Furnace …
Seller Property Information Statement Updated and Revised
The common rule of thumb among the legal community is “don’t sign one”. That’s basically good advice, but it may be a little out of date. The basic SPIS document …
Contract Start Time
Question: Precisely, when does a contract start to run? When does the clause time actually start? Assume an offer is going on via fax. The Seller is in a different …
Comparing the Commission Clauses in 3 Agreements
There are three basic forms of commission agreements with sellers. They are slightly different. The Listing is agency, the Customer Service agreement is non-agency and the second non agency arrangement …
Commission Sharing Agreements
Real estate agents often work in small teams, or align themselves with others for specific projects. Here’s an example of an arrangement between John and Robert. John’s brother William is …